Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHFANXOL’

ABSTRACT

A new Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHFANXOL’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, blistered, bright red, orbicular-cordate, and very durable spathes that retain the original color for a very long period of time, dark green and deltoid, durable leaves, red spadices with red tips, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year, and a plant height of 34.0 cm to 39.0 cm is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andraeanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘ANTHFANXOL’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium, botanically known as Anthurium andraeanum L., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘ANTHFANXOL’. The new Anthurium plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. The objective of this breeding program was to create a new plant with a height of 34.0 cm to 39.0 cm having shiny and blistered, bright red, orbicular-cordate, and very durable spathes.

The new variety originated from a cross-pollination made in February 2009 in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. The female parent was a green Anthurium pot plant designated ‘9131-02’ (unpatented), and the male parent was a red Anthurium pot plant designated ‘8477-05’ (unpatented).

A single plant was selected from the progeny of the stated cross in March 2011. Asexual reproduction of the new variety by tissue culture in 2015 in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands, has demonstrated that the new variety reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in the European Union on Nov. 27, 2017, by Applicant who obtained the subject matter disclosed directly from the inventor. ‘ANTHFANXOL’ has not been made publicly available or sold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal horticultural practices in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands:

-   -   1) Shiny and blistered, bright red, orbicular-cordate spathes;     -   2) Red spadices with red tips;     -   3) Green, deltoid leaves; and     -   4) Long distance to the spathe above the foliage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs which show the overall plant habit including blooms, buds, and foliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 44-week-old plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands, in February 2019. Colors in the photographs may differ from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description, which accurately describe the actual colors of the new variety.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms, buds, and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe.

FIG. 3 shows a close-up of the upper leaf blade surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘ANTHFANXOL’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 44-week-old plants which were planted from tissue culture in 14-centimeter (diameter) pots and grown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations were made in February 2019. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux natural light in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2015).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:     -   -   Family.—Araceae.         -   Botanical.—Anthurium andraeanum L.         -   Common name.—Anthurium.         -   Denomination.—‘ANTHFANXOL’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘9131-02’ (unpatented).         -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘8477-05’ (unpatented). -   Plant:     -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.         -   Root description.—Fleshy, light yellow colored roots with             small hairy lateral roots having greenish-yellow colored             root tips.         -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—42 to 46 weeks             after planting in a 14-cm (diameter) pot.         -   Growth habit.—Upright.         -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—34.0             cm to 39.0 cm.         -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—35.0 cm to 38.0 cm. -   Leaves:     -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 13.0 cm to 15.0 cm. Width: 8.0 cm             to 9.0 cm. Color: Upper surface: RHS 146A. Lower surface:             RHS 146B. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Shiny.         -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 16.0 cm to 18.0 cm.             Width: 10.0 cm to 11.0 cm. Shape: Deltoid. Apex: Acuminate.             Base: Cordate. Leaf blade angle with the petiole: Between 90             degrees and 110 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire. Color: Upper             surface: RHS 147A. Lower surface: RHS 146B. Texture (upper             surface): Shiny, leathery, and thick. Venation: Pinnate             veining; the mid-vein and primary veins (the veins that             radiate out from the junction of petiole and leaf) protrude             at the underside of the leaf blade. Venation color: Upper             surface: RHS 144A. Lower surface: RHS 144C with a touch of             red (RHS 180A).         -   Lobes.—Present. Arrangement: Leaf blade has two lobes             extending past the petiole. The lobes are non-touching.             Length of lobes of mature leaf blades: 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.             Width of lobes of mature leaf blades: 4.5 cm to 5.5 cm.             Distance from petiole/leaf junction to highest point on             lobes of mature leaf: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm.         -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm.             Length: 15.0 cm to 18.0 cm for a mature leaf size. Color:             Mature leaf: RHS 144A. Immature leaf: RHS 144B. Cataphyll             color surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS 145A with             slightly red tips (RHS 180A). Inside: RHS 145C.         -   Geniculum.—Length: 1.0 cm to 1.5 cm. Width: 0.4 cm to             0.5 cm. Color: RHS 144B with a red region (RHS 181A). -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Arrangement.—Single.         -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.         -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—4 to 6.         -   Fragrance.—Absent.         -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Over a year. -   Spathe:     -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and             extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully             opened, the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.         -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 110             degrees and 120 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry             peduncle about 9.0 cm to 12.0 cm above the foliage.         -   Shape.—Orbicular cordate.         -   Apex.—Mucronate.         -   Base.—Cordate.         -   Texture.—Shiny and blistered.         -   Margin.—Undulated.         -   Size.—Length: 7.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Width: 8.0 cm to 9.0 cm.         -   Lobes.—Present. Arrangement: The spathe has two lobes             extending past the peduncle. The lobes are non-touching.             Length: 1.0 cm to 1.5 cm. Width: 3.0 cm to 3.5 cm.         -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 45B. Lower             surface: RHS 45D. This red color remains for a very long             period, at least more than 30 weeks after opening. -   Peduncle:     -   -   Shape.—Erect.         -   Cross-section.—Round.         -   Length.—30.0 cm to 33.0 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.3 cm to 0.4 cm.         -   Color.—RHS N144A with a touch of reddish-orange (RHS 173A). -   Flowering time:     -   -   General.—One small, rooted, untreated tissue culture plant             of 8.0 cm tall will flower, depending on the season, after             42 to 46 weeks and 4 to 5 blossoms appear. More blossoms             appear after some additional weeks so that a full flowering             and commercial plant will have 5 to 6 red spathes. Smaller             blossoms may occur on immature plants. -   Spadix:     -   -   Size.—Length: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm (depending on flower size).             Width (at apex): 0.6 cm to 0.7 cm. Width (at base): 0.7 cm             to 0.8 cm.         -   Shape.—Columnar.         -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—170 degrees to 180             degrees.         -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.             When the spadix matures, small stigmata protrude. The             stigmata are evenly distributed around the spadix. The             spadix matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a             somewhat rough appearance.         -   Color.—Immature: RHS 46A. Mature: RHS 185B. Ages to: RHS             184A. -   Flowers:     -   -   Quantity per spadix.—100 to 140.         -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in             cross-section.         -   Shape.—Rounded.         -   Size.—Length: 0.05 cm to 0.10 cm. Diameter (maximum): 0.10             cm.         -   Color.—RHS 182B. -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.         -   Pollen amount.—Absent.         -   Pistil.—Quantity: Many. Length: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:             RHS 182B.         -   Style.—Not observed to date.         -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid. Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:             RHS 182B.         -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.         -   Ovary color.—Not measured. -   Fruit and seed set: None observed to date. -   Disease and pest resistance: No specific resistance or     susceptibility observed to pathogens or pests common to Anthurium     under commercial conditions.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHFANXOL’ differs from the female parent plant ‘9131-02’ (unpatented) in that ‘ANTHFANXOL’ has red, orbicular-cordate spathes and deltoid leaves, whereas ‘9131-02’ has green, cordate spathes and elliptical-cordate leaves.

‘ANTHFANXOL’ differs from the male parent plant ‘8477-05’ (unpatented) in that ‘ANTHFANXOL’ has deltoid leaves and spadices that are red at the base, whereas ‘8477-05’ has elliptical-cordate leaves and spadices that are white at the base.

‘ANTHFANXOL’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHDUXH’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,731) in that ‘ANTHFANXOL’ has orbicular-cordate spathes and genicula that are RHS 144B with a red region of RHS 181A, whereas ‘ANTHDUXH’ has cordate spathes and genicula that are RHS 144B.

‘ANTHFANXOL’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHERBI’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,241) in that ‘ANTHFANXOL’ has deltoid leaves, spadices that are RHS 185B at the base and RHS 46A at the tip, and genicula that are RHS 144B with a red region of RHS 181A, whereas ‘ANTHERBI’ has elliptical-cordate leaves, spadices that are RHS 155B at the base and RHS 15A at the tip, and genicula that are RHS 144A. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHFANXOL’, substantially as illustrated and described herein. 